Follow Thru
| Follow Thru | |
|---|---|
 Zelma O'Nealsings "I Want to Be Bad" | |
| Directed by | Laurence Schwab Lloyd Corrigan |
| Screenplay by | Laurence Schwab Lloyd Corrigan |
| Based on | Follow Thru (1929 Broadway musical) byLew Brown,B. G. DeSylva,Ray Hendersonand Laurence Schwab |
| Produced by | Laurence Schwab Frank Mandel |
| Starring | Charles "Buddy" Rogers Nancy Carroll Zelma O'Neal Jack Haley Eugene Pallette Thelma Todd |
| Cinematography | Henry W. Gerrard Charles P. Boyle (Technicolor) |
| Edited by | Alyson Shaffer |
| Music by | Lew Brown Buddy G. DeSylva Ray Henderson George Marion Jr. Richard A. Whiting Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart Ed Eliscu Manning Sherwin Vernon Duke Irving Berlin. |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Follow Thruis a 1930 Americanpre-Codemusical romantic comedy film photographed entirely inTechnicolor.[1]It was the second all-color, all-talking feature to be produced byParamount Pictures.The film was based on the hit 1929Broadway musical of the same namebyLew Brown,B. G. DeSylva,Ray HendersonandLaurence Schwab.The musical ran a total of 401 performances from January 9, 1929, to December 21, 1929.Jack HaleyandZelma O'Neal,who starred in the Broadway production, reprised their roles in the film version.
The film is one of dozens of musicals made in 1929 and 1930 following the advent of sound, and it is one of several to feature color cinematography. Though many of these films have been lost or were destroyed by the original studios, the original camera negative ofFollow Thrusurvives in its entirety and in excellent condition.[2]It has been preserved by theUCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Charles "Buddy" Rogersas Jerry Downes
- Nancy Carrollas Lora Moore
- Zelma O'Nealas Angie Howard
- Jack Haleyas Jack Martin
- Eugene Palletteas J.C. Effingham
- Thelma Toddas Mrs Van Horn
- Claude Kingas Mac Moore
- Kathryn Givneyas Mrs Bascomb
- Margaret Lee as Babs Bascomb
- Don Tomkins as Dinty Moore
- Albert Granas Martin Bascomb
Songs
[edit]- "A Peach of a Pair" byGeorge Marion Jr.(lyrics),Richard A. Whiting(music)
- "It Must Be You" by Elwood Eliscu andManning Sherwin(lyrics and music)
- "Then I'll Have Time for You," "I Want to be Bad" and "Button Up Your Overcoat"byLew BrownandB. G. DeSylva(lyrics),Ray Henderson(music)
Production
[edit]The film was shot inLos AngelesandPalm Springs.The extras who appear in golf course scenes had to be coached with regard to golf etiquette (when to applaud a strike, etc.). About two hundred extras were used for the climactic golf championship sequence.[4]
Preservation
[edit]For a long time, the film was believed to be lost, but a print was found in the 1990s[citation needed]and it was carefully restored and preserved by theUCLA Film and Television Archive.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Ben Sachs (July 1, 2015)."Northwest Chicago Film Society salutes the dawn of Technicolor with a racy musical about golf".Chicago Reader.RetrievedMarch 6,2016.
- ^"Follow Thruon Our New Season ".Northwest Chicago Film Society. June 11, 2015.RetrievedMarch 6,2016.
- ^"Feature Films Preserved by UCLA".UCLA Film and Television Archive.RetrievedMarch 6,2016.
- ^"Charles Rogers At State, Follow Thru".Reading Eagle.October 19, 1930. p. 16.
External links
[edit]- 1930 films
- 1930s color films
- 1930 musical comedy films
- American musical comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Lloyd Corrigan
- Films shot in Los Angeles
- American golf films
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1930s rediscovered films
- 1930 romantic comedy films
- Rediscovered American films
- Early color films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films